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This research paper examines a decade-long initiative in the Arizona-Sonora region of the U.S.-Mexico border to strengthen transboundary adaptive management. It highlights that adaptive capacity is increased through binational collaboration, the use of integrated assessments to address hydroclimatic and urbanization pressures, and the role of academic institutions as boundary organizations connecting scientists with stakeholders.

This research paper examines the intersection of electricity supply, groundwater irrigation, and CO2 emissions, focusing on the 'perfect storm' of climate, water, and energy challenges in Mexico.

This research paper examines the use of interbasin water and wastewater transfers in Nogales, Sonora, to manage water scarcity driven by population growth, climate warming, and institutional asymmetries. It specifically analyzes the export of wastewater to the US and the Alisos basin, concluding that these strategies exacerbate water scarcity in Nogales and cause negative health, environmental, and livelihood impacts in the source basin.

This research paper examines the relationship between electricity supply, pricing, and groundwater pumping for irrigation, focusing on the case of Mexico as a critical intersection of climate, water, and energy challenges.

The document outlines the transition of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) toward an anthropo-hydrogeological approach in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. It highlights the region's role as a net exporter of green virtual water and importer of blue virtual water (1996–2005) and emphasizes that achieving water security requires overcoming the legacy of resource-intensive economic growth through enhanced political will, civil-society engagement, and multi-level governance coordination.

This research paper examines water management challenges in arid and semiarid regions of the Americas, arguing that traditional integrated river basin management must be supplemented with approaches focusing on social, ecological, and hydroclimatic interactions to enhance resilience.

This research paper examines the drivers of ecosystem process recovery in wet tropical forests of Mexico following shifting cultivation, concluding that aboveground biomass is the primary driver of changes in biomass productivity, litter productivity, and litter decomposition.

This research paper analyzes territorial planning (Ordenamiento Territorial or OT) across five Ibero-American countries—Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, and Uruguay—focusing on administrative management levels and related regulations to improve future planning processes.

This research paper examines the role of stakeholder participation and multi-tiered institutional arrangements in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), arguing that a failure to integrate local users into decision-making processes leads to water insecurity and threatens vulnerable populations.

This research paper analyzes groundwater quality data from the Fideicomiso Río Sonora electronic portal following a 2014 mining disaster in Mexico, comparing reported values against Mexican Official Standards and World Health Organization guidelines, specifically regarding arsenic.

This research paper examines the gap between the perceived benefits of jatropha-based bioenergy and the actual outcomes in Yucatan, Mexico, arguing that popular discourses regarding its role in sustainability and rural development are flawed.

This research paper examines the energy sector challenges and policy requirements for Brazil and Mexico to meet their carbon emission reduction targets committed during COP 21-CMP11.

This research paper examines strategies for Mexican cities to combat drought, arguing that the impact of drought is mediated by water infrastructure and management rather than being a direct effect. The author proposes 'adaptive water management'—specifically the adaptive management of water demand—as the primary mitigation strategy, noting that the lack of reliable information systems for tracking water loss, consumption, and billing is the main obstacle to implementation.

This research paper examines the role of social capital in supporting the agricultural livelihoods of ejidatarios in a peripheral municipality affected by the expansion of Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Using fifteen ejidos as units of analysis, the study explores how formal and informal institutionalized social relationships facilitate the mobilization of resources through trust and reciprocity.

This research paper identifies five major barriers—integration, language, fieldwork logistics, personnel and relationships, and time commitment—faced by an international, interdisciplinary NSF-PIRE research project operating across Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.

This research paper examines how social capital influences the livelihood transformations of low-income peri-urban farmers in two Mexican municipalities as they navigate poverty and increasing urbanization.

This research paper examines the evolution of hydrodiplomacy between the United States and Mexico, focusing on the transition from conflict toward cooperation in transboundary water management despite increasing scarcity driven by climate change and development.

This research paper examines how water policies in the arid Americas interact with land and neoliberal policies to exacerbate vulnerabilities among disadvantaged groups across rural and urban settings. The authors analyze four specific case studies to demonstrate how disconnected management, water rights transfers, and competition for resources increase disparities and recommend more inclusive policymaking and systematic data collection to protect livelihoods.

This briefing by RMI analyzes the state of the global energy transition entering 2025, highlighting record growth in cleantech and falling costs despite ongoing challenges in methane reduction and energy efficiency.

The document proposes a multidisciplinary analysis framework to address the increasing social and environmental vulnerability of socio-ecological systems in Northwest Mexico caused by climate change, specifically focusing on the frequency and intensity of meteorological phenomena to improve governance and decision-making.